Linda Nelson Stocks is one of the world's most renowned and beloved folk art painters, famous for scenes of family and community life, bucolic traditions, and quaint villages. Her rich, beautiful illustrations grace the pages of Sleigh Bells Ring, a wistful look at the magic of Christmas. Christmas and winter scenes are the trademark of folk artist Linda Nelson Stocks. Her colorful paintings capture the nostalgic warmth and beauty of special holiday moments such as caroling in the village, celebrating with friends and family, playing in the snow, and riding in horse-drawn sleighs. Children fashion snowmen and dream of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Gorgeous, snow-covered villages come alive in richly detailed tableaus. These charming scenes are interwoven with classic and heartfelt holiday sayings to capture the true meaning of Christmas: Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful." --Norman Vincent Peale The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other." --Burton Hills Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime." --Laura Ingalls Wilder This charming keepsake is sure to become a perennial favorite with art lovers and Christmas lovers alike.
A realistic guide to strong and steady investments that have proven themselves worthy over the years Investors tend to forget about the slow and steady growth of value or blue-chip stocks when quick run-ups in the market occur. These quick spikes rarely last long and investors then return to the comfort of blue-chip stocks. This book offers readers the information needed to create a strong portfolio that combines safety and predictability for the long-term. Focusing on the steady growth of value, or blue chips, readers will hold this guide close to their wallets as they look to find more reliable investments. With the volatility of the stock market, Investing with Giants helps investors develop benchmarks so they can pick both recommended stocks and personal potential favorites that will consistently grow over a lifetime. With an in-depth view of ten publicly traded companies that have stood the test of time and additional resources for research, this book deals with stocks that have proven themselves worthy over the years, not just days.
In Winter Wonderlands, renowned folk-art painter Linda Nelson Stocks presents more than 30 of her most popular winter and holiday scenes, from caroling and sledding to crisp walks in the snow. Vibrant, bucolic depictions of community life, holiday traditions, and quaint village charm are presented alongside a flowing narrative that celebrates the warmth and togetherness winter brings.
This much-needed conversational guide to the stock market by a financial expert empowers you to heal money wounds, establish financial literacy, and make your money work for you. Financial educator Linda García breaks down one of the most elusive yet effective financial systems in existence. A single mother at a young age, Linda struggled to survive. As bills and eviction notices flowed in, she felt stuck. After getting advice from a work friend, Linda took the leap and invested two hundred dollars. Soon, two hundred dollars a month grew to seven thousand dollars, then that became a high six-figure investment. Now she owns her home and is making more money than she’d ever imagined, and is ready to help other people of color access stock knowledge and achieve financial success. As a proud Latina, García understands that building wealth can mean more than stepping into financial arenas historically kept from communities of color. It may first require getting to the root of our money wounds—the factors and experiences that limit our capacity to feel deserving of wealth and capable of building it. In this investing playbook, she guides you on how to establish a budget, create your “opportunity fund,” and pay yourself first. She shows you how to analyze a company, choose the right stocks for you, and create a plan to multiply your money. You’ll learn: What it means to invest, where your money goes, and how to read stock charts. How to assess companies, pick your first stock, and buy your first shares. Tactics to break free from a scarcity mindset and grow your stocks to create life-changing wealth. Complete with an accessible glossary of stock market terms, Wealth Warrior is a true primer on how to generate the wealth you deserve!
BMX riders go ballistic! Fans of Paul Jennings will love Linda Stocks stories of bikes and skate parks.Superman Dave does a mean superman at the skate bowl – and it's just as well. He's going to need super powers to get out of the mess he's got himself into.Matthew wants a normal mum, one who'll nag him to tidy his room not one who hangs out at the park on her BMX.What about Jessica and David? They think a week with their grandparents will be boring – how wrong could they be?Over the Top will be a favourite, particularly with 10 – 14 year old boys.Action packed with laughs and adventures, all kids with wheels will want Over the Top!
The Stock Market: An Investment Simulation is an envelope simulation with accompanying Windows software. The envelope simulation can be completed either alone or using the software?your choice. Bring the world of stocks and trading and market strategy alive for your students as they buy and sell and track their stocks in a long-term scenario. The fictitious stocks and programmed market changes provide realistic market volatility in a simulated environment. The Stock Market: An Investment Simulation is an envelope simulation with accompanying Windows software. The envelope simulation can be completed either alone or using the software?your choice. Bring the world of stocks and trading and market strategy alive for your students as they buy and sell and track their stocks in a long-term scenario. The fictitious stocks and programmed market changes provide realistic market volatility in a simulated environment.
Basic guide to investing in shares. Looks at researching options for buying shares, choosing the right shares, building a share portfolio, share floats and public offers, choosing a stockbroker, explains how the Australian Stock Exchange trading system works, and looks at borrowing money to increase shareholdings. Includes colour design, glossary and index. Author is a financial and corporate writer and researcher.
Knack Soup Classics focuses on familiar kinds of soups and introduces the reader to more exotic, delicious recipes--all classics. Combining instructions and recipes in an easy-to-read spread with full-color photos will help the reader easily build their skills with each recipe.
Why read this book? This book walks you through the steps of making a savvy stock trade, assuming you know little or nothing of this skill. You will learn the basics of reading a stock snapshot, placing a trade, some basic language of stock trading, the types or strategies of making these trades, so you can build a foundation for future stock trading literacy. This book will work as a primer for my other book, Savvy Trading. I have collected questions from readers and have asked them WHAT would they like to know? My approach is different from the other book, in that, this book gets down to the BASICS to allow for easier mastery of this part of basic stock investing/trading and financial literacy. This unique approach will help beginner investors, independent learners, and even classroom learners. This book is written by an award-winning instructional author. The clear explanatory material is followed by reproducible activities that any financial literacy teacher can use successfully both in and outside the classroom for understanding the basic of stock trading.
The vast majority of people do not have a plan or understanding of just how expensive it is going to be to live in retirement. Whether you are well on your way towards retirement or just starting your career, it's never too late to start planning for the future. Fact: It will take from 60 to 80 percent of your current income to live in retirement at the same or similar standard of living you now enjoy. 50 plus one Tips to Building a Retirement Nest Egg shows you how to prepare for your financial future. Learn how to: get out of debt; the importance of paying yourself first; the time value of money; special IRA allowances for people nearing retirement; how a SEP can help a small business owner; what Social Security will and will not provide; and much more.
No institution, government, or country is “too big to fail.” A behind-the-scenes account of what led to the 2008 crisis—and may soon lead to a bigger one. Written by two bank executives with firsthand experience of several financial crises, Nothing is Too Big to Fail holds a stiff warning about the future of finance and social justice—revealing how the US government’s fiscal and monetary policies are creating asset and debt bubbles that could burst at any time. The COVID-19 pandemic is just one of many risks that could derail our highly leveraged and fragile economic system. The authors also tell how government actions and an unregulated shadow banking system are leading to inequitable distribution of wealth, destroying the middle class, reducing trust in government, and accelerating racial injustice. No institution, government, or country is “too big to fail.” This book offers lessons learned from past crises and recommended actions for business and government leaders to take today to return our economic system and our democracy to a safer trajectory.
This much-needed conversational guide to the stock market by a financial expert empowers you to heal money wounds, establish financial literacy, and make your money work for you. Financial educator Linda García breaks down one of the most elusive yet effective financial systems in existence. A single mother at a young age, Linda struggled to survive. As bills and eviction notices flowed in, she felt stuck. After getting advice from a work friend, Linda took the leap and invested two hundred dollars. Soon, two hundred dollars a month grew to seven thousand dollars, then that became a high six-figure investment. Now she owns her home and is making more money than she’d ever imagined, and is ready to help other people of color access stock knowledge and achieve financial success. As a proud Latina, García understands that building wealth can mean more than stepping into financial arenas historically kept from communities of color. It may first require getting to the root of our money wounds—the factors and experiences that limit our capacity to feel deserving of wealth and capable of building it. In this investing playbook, she guides you on how to establish a budget, create your “opportunity fund,” and pay yourself first. She shows you how to analyze a company, choose the right stocks for you, and create a plan to multiply your money. You’ll learn: What it means to invest, where your money goes, and how to read stock charts. How to assess companies, pick your first stock, and buy your first shares. Tactics to break free from a scarcity mindset and grow your stocks to create life-changing wealth. Complete with an accessible glossary of stock market terms, Wealth Warrior is a true primer on how to generate the wealth you deserve!
This practical guide illuminates all aspects of breadmaking. It provides a thorough understanding of the many new developments shaping the industry and offers detailed technical coverage of the complex processes that make bread and fermented products. It examines the nature of bread products, the role of the ingredients in determining their quality, processing methods and their control, and equipment functions. In addition, the book explores the contributions of individual components and processing stages to final bread quality. It also reviews the current state of technical knowledge on breadmaking.
Intended for Junior/Senior/MBA course in Financial Markets, Capital Markets and Institutions. Using an international focus, this text integrates the financial markets with the activities of financial intermediaries. This approach enables students to understand the role of financial intermediaries in the development of financial markets. Throughout the text, the emphasis is on "how things are done on the street." The origins, major participants, pricing and settlements and typical transactions for all financial markets are also included.
Illustrated with more than 300 color photographs, including many details and back views, What Clothes Reveal treats not only elegant, high-style clothing in colonial America but also garments for everyday and work, the clothing of slaves, and maternity and nursing apparel.".
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